One True Thing (1998)

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R | 2 hr 15 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 9/18/1998 |Box Office Total: $23.2M

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Synopsis:

Few moments in life are as powerful, emotionally charged or rife with humor as returning home to visit your parents as an adult. For ambitious New York journalist Ellen Gulden, the journey back to her quaint hometown in the midst of a crisis is all of those things. Returning home to help her father care for her terminally-ill mother, Ellen must confront a relationship with her mother that has always been strained. While Kate is a homemaker with small town hobbies, Ellen worships her father as an intellectual who nurtured her own writing aspirations. But when her father's behaviour is revealed as less than perfect, the balance of her family is altered. In the face of her mother's impending death, Ellen is forced to reevaluate everything she thought she knew about her family, her past and even her life itself.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/18/1998

Studio	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	Studio
Director	Credit
Carl Franklin	Director
William W Wilson III	Director (2nd Unit)
Cast	Credit
Meryl Streep	Kate Gulden
Renee Zellweger	Ellen Gulden
William Hurt	George Gulden
Tom Everett Scott	Brian Gulden
Lauren Graham	Jules
Nicky Katt	Jordan Belzer
James Eckhouse	District Attorney
Patrick Breen	Mr Tweedy
Gerrit Graham	Oliver Most
David Byron	Senator Sullivan
Stephen Peabody	Harold
Lizabeth MacKay	Dr Cohen
Mary Catherine Wright	Clarice--the Minnies
Sloane Shelton	Mrs Best--the Minnies
Michele Shay	June--the Minnies
Bobo Lewis	Muriel--the Minnies
Marylouise Burke	Louisa--the Minnies
Marcia Jean Kurtz	Marcia--the Minnies
Diana Canova	Diana--the Minnies
John Deyle	Santa/Mayor--the Minnies
Hallee Hirsh	Ellen 8 year-old--the Minnies
Jeffrey Scaperrotta	Brian 4 year-old--the Minnies
Todd Cerveris	Casey
Anna Alvim	Nurse Teresa
Julie Janney	Hospital Nurse
Susan Stout	Tweedy's Secretary
Greg Hedtke	Magazine Executive
Christian James	Magazine Executive
Lauren Toub	Halloween Girl
Ashley Remy	Halloween Girl
Saul Williams	Graduate Student
Julianne Nicholson	College Student
Amber Kain	College Student
Yolande Bavan	Nari
Benjamin Andrews	Party Kid
Kathryn Walsh	Party Kid
James E Graseck	Violinist
Doug Allen	Club Band Leader
Kirk Driscoll	Club Band Member
Paul Pimsler	Club Band Member
Scott Spray	Club Band Member
Jay Stollman	Club Band Member
Cathy Comiskey	Member--Christmas Choir
Ruth Egner	Member--Christmas Choir
Phil Gamble	Member--Christmas Choir
David Hutchings	Member--Christmas Choir
Linda Hutchings	Member--Christmas Choir
Wilbur Lewis	Member--Christmas Choir
Rich Morin	Member--Christmas Choir
Annette Mulholland	Member--Christmas Choir
Rosemary Palmer	Member--Christmas Choir
Gina Piccolo	Member--Christmas Choir
Rebecca Raines	Member--Christmas Choir
Barbara Russell	Member--Christmas Choir
JoAnna Hoty Russell	Member--Christmas Choir
Barbara Savino	Member--Christmas Choir
Normana Schaaf	Member--Christmas Choir
Paul Schroeder	Member--Christmas Choir
Mary G Sims	Member--Christmas Choir
Wolodymyr Smishkewych	Member--Christmas Choir
Chris Sterling	Member--Christmas Choir
Nancy Tkacs	Member--Christmas Choir
Peter Zimmerman	Member--Christmas Choir
Production Credits	Credit
Harry Ufland	Producer
William W Wilson III	Executive Producer
Leslie Morgan	Executive Producer
Jesse Beaton	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Ufland Productions	Production Company
Monarch Pictures	Production Company
Diamond Heart Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Universal Studios Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Locations
New York City, New York, USA
New Jersey, USA
Writer	Credit
Karen Croner	Screenplay
Anna Quindlen	Source Material (from novel)
Accounting	Credit
Pepper O'Brien	Assistant Accountant
Ryan Hintz	Production Auditor - post-production auditor
John Gaskin	Production Accountant
Joe Buda	Accountant - payroll accountant
Tina Hong	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
John D Genovese	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Bruce Lee Gross	Lead Person - leadman
Warren Drummond	Storyboard Artist
Gregory A Jennings	Art Department Coordinator
Scott P Murphy	Assistant Art Director
Jefferson Sage	Art Director
Kate Yatsko	Assistant Set Decorator
Denis Zach	Set Dresser
Leslie Pope	Set Decorator
Paul Peters	Production Designer
Jim Power	Set Dresser
Pam Roy	Assistant Set Decorator
Elaine O'Donnell	Set Decorator
Jeffrey D McDonald	Assistant Art Director
Melanie Lynch	Art Assistant - art department production assistant
Christine Mayer	Assistant Set Decorator
Bruce E Swanson	Set Dresser
Robert Klatt	Set Dresser
Cliff Klatt	Set Dresser
Robin Koenig	Set Dresser
Denis Murray	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Richard Pagano	Casting
Eyde Belasco	Casting Associate
Anna Liza Recto	Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Mike Gonzales	Catering
Paige Stewart	Craft Service - craft services
J P Blonshine	Craft Service - craft services
Donna Hernandez	Craft Service - craft services
Film Camera	Credit
Eric Swanek	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Adam Sternin	Camera Assistant - camera production assistant
Joe Trammell	Video - 24-frame video
Declan Quinn	Director of Photography
Eli Reed	Photography - still photographer
Ken Ferris	Camera Operator
Denise Gurkas	Camera - camera scenic
Andrew Casey	Steadicam Operator
Andrew Casey	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Heather Norton	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera
Dennis Green	Video - 24-frame video
Chris Norr	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Mai Iskander	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Gabor Kover	Director of Photography (2nd Unit)
Jim Belletier	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Susan Starr	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
J Boinghton	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
John R MacDonald	Assistant Camera Operator - assistant camera (2nd Unit)
Music	Credit
Carole King	Song
Alex Gibson	Music Editor
Sandy DeCrescent	Music Contractor
Patrick Russ	Music Arranger - orchestration
Bette Midler	Song Performer
Cliff Eidelman	Music
Bruce Botnick	Music - music score recorder and mixer
Carol Bayer Sager	Song
Darrell Hall	Music Editor
Hector LaVoe	Song Performer
Charles Mingus	Song Performer
David Foster	Song
David Foster	Song - song producer
Doug Allen	Song Performer
Expose	Song Performer
Hector LaVoe	Song
Sour	Song
Johnny Green	Song
Edward Heyman	Song
Frank Eyton	Song
Bobby Freeman	Song
William Linhart ('Buzzy')	Song
Mark Klingman	Song
Doug Allen	Song
Lewis A Martinee	Song
E Y Harburg	Song
Harold Arlen	Song
Production Management	Credit
Tim Pedegana	Post-Production Supervisor
Heidi Topper	Location Manager
Christine Welker	Location Coordinator
Annie Welles	Script Supervisor
Alexandra Kipani Browne	DGA Trainee
Danny Coss	Assistant Location Manager
R Carl Clifford	Unit Production Manager
Laura Franses	Location Assistant
Michele Giordano	Production Supervisor
Sam Hoffman	Assistant Director
Mark Bodnar	Location Scout
Jono Oliver	Assistant Director
Alyson Evans	Production Supervisor - assistant production supervisor
Maureen McComsey	Location Assistant
Dale Pierce Nielsen	Assistant Director
Jack Bavaro	Location Assistant
Zoran Blazevic	Location Assistant
Terry Ham	Assistant Director - 2nd assistant director
Stefan Gesek	Location Assistant
Publicity	Credit
Craig Bankey	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Bob Newlan	Foley - foley supervisor
Brian Ruberg	ADR Mixer
Monique Salvato	ADR - ADR assistant
Micah Solomon	Boom Operator
Karen Minahan	Assistant Sound Editor
Matthew Iadarola	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Barbara Harris	ADR Voice Casting
Kimberly Harris	ADR Supervisor
Gary A. Hecker	Foley Artist
Nerses Gezalyan	Foley Mixer
Randle Akerson	Sound Editor
Allan Byer	Sound Mixer - production sound mixer
Richard Burton	Sound Editor
Andrew Bock	Assistant Sound Editor
Gary Gegan	Rerecording - re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Wilhoit	Foley Artist
Thomas J O'Connell	ADR Mixer
Simon Coke	Sound Editor
Doc Kane	ADR Mixer
Hugo Weng	Sound Editor
Scot Tinsley	Sound Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Robert Dawson	Main Title Design - main title sequence designer
James R Bilz	Special Effects - special effects crew
J C Brotherhood	Special Effects Foreman
Steve Kirshoff	Special Effects Coordinator
Wayne Miller	Special Effects - special effects crew
Carmen Campolo Jr	Special Effects - special effects crew
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Colleen Callaghan	Hair Stylist - key hair stylist
Kymbra Callaghan	Makeup Assistant - assistant make-up
Amy Andrews	Costume Supervisor
Donna Zakowska	Costume Designer
J Roy Helland	Hair - Meryl Streep's hair & makeup
James Post	Hair Assistant - assistant hair stylist
Gillian Waterman	Wardrobe Assistant - wardrobe production assistant
Frank L Fleming	Assistant Costume Designer
Gloria Grant	Makeup
Sharon Ilson	Makeup Artist - key makeup artist
Joe Farulla	Makeup
Jeanne DuPont	Assistant Costume Designer
Ginnie Patton	Costume Supervisor
Jacqueline Payne	Hair Stylist
Karen Reuter Fabbo	Makeup
Toni Coburn	Hair Stylist
Sheila Gentile	Costume Supervisor
Gudrun Halt	Hair Stylist
Matthew W Mungle	Makeup - special effects make-up

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